JACKSON – Comic book royalty is coming to the township for a one-day appearance of the Super Jersey Comic Expo on the weekend of April 26-27 at the Dome at Adventure Crossing.
Event coordinator Paul Brown said everyone involved with the show is “thrilled that Larry Lieber (brother of late Marvel Comic Book legend Stan Lee) is coming out of comic convention retirement for a special appearance on Sunday, April 27, 2025 at Super Jersey Comic Expo ’25!”
Lieber’s signing will take place for two hours, from 1 to 3 p.m. and an exclusive panel will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. that day.
The legendary Atlas/Marvel writer and co-creator of Iron Man, Thor, Ant-Man, Groot and many more will be signing and promoting his brand-new prose novel, “Chirps” – his first-ever book outside the comics world after 75 years in the field.
“This is a rare chance to meet a true icon, one of the last living links to the Silver Age, younger brother of Stan Lee and celebrate a bold new chapter in his creative journey,” Brown noted. Autographed books can be pre-purchased at SuperJerseyExpo.com/larry-lieber in limited quantities, and comic/book autographs can be purchased on-site (cash only) the day of his appearance.
Brown added, “Larry is so excited to tell everyone ‘Thank you’ in person for an incredible career and celebrate the release of his very first prose novel, which is available now.”
A scene from last year’s Super Jersey Comic Expo which this year has moved to The Dome at Adventure Crossing in Jackson Township located at 515 Monmouth Road Building 200. . (Photo courtesy Super Jersey Comic Expo)
“Deepest thanks and appreciation to our friends Danny Fingeroth, Frank Lovece, Chris Ryall and Anika Phillips for turning this dream into a reality and giving this little comic convention a chance to host comic book royalty,” Brown added.
Super Jersey Comic Expo was conceived after the success of The Middletown Comic Show, a bi-annual comic show in New Jersey until November 2019. “We wanted to set out and build a true comic centric convention the likes of those we look up to such as Baltimore Comic-Con and Heroes Con in Charlotte,” Brown added.
This marks the first time for Super Jersey Comic Expo to utilize the Adventure Crossing facility which is located at 515 Monmouth Road Building 200, in Jackson Township. “With our move to Adventure Crossing, we are able to host programming for the first time in our show’s history,” Brown remarked.
The Adventure Crossing USA mega dome opened in 2023 and features an indoor driving range, VR experiences and much more. There are 42 bays and numerous rooms for groups, parties and other activities.
Admission starts at $15 and kids under 12 are free. The show will feature 70,000 square feet of golden age to modern comic book dealers, collectible toy and figure vendors, independent artists and publishers, legendary comic creator guests, on-site CGC submission and signature verification.
The show will also feature various multimedia guests, voice artists, comic book writers, artists and editors. The show’s program schedule for April 26 begins at 9 a.m. with VIP entry into the show floor. All VIP ticketholders must be checked-in and queue up at the registration desk.
At 10 a.m. general admission begins and doors will open for Saturday and weekend pass holders. There will be a free cosplay photo shoot on the main stage at 1 p.m. and the show closes at 5 p.m.
On April 27, VIP entry will reopen on the show floor for VIP ticketholders who must be checked-in and queued up at the registration desk with general admission doors opening at 10 a.m. for weekend pass holders.
There will be another free cosplay photo shoot on the Main Stage at 1 p.m. and the show floor will close at 4 p.m.
Among the numerous guests are actor Dean Cain who played Superman on the TV series “Lois & Clark” and has appeared in “Smallville” and “Supergirl.” Actor Stefan Kapičić played the X-Men mutant superhero Colossus in the Deadpool film franchise. Actor Ross Marquand provided his voice in the animated X-Men ‘97, and appeared in the series The Walking Dead and portrayed the villainous Red Skull in the film “Avengers: Infinity War.”
Laura Martin is one of several comic creator guests who will be there. She worked on WildStorm, JLA, and Astonishing X-Men.
Several voice actors will be present including Holly Chou who was the voice of Jubilee in “X-Men ’97.” Also appearing will be Larry Houston who is the producer/director of several animated series including, “X-Men the animated series,” “G.I. Joe” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.”
For further information visit superjerseyexpo.com
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